Compare

Torsten Bell vs Sir Julian Lewis

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Torsten Bell
Torsten Bell
Lab Swansea West
vs
Photograph of Sir Julian Lewis
Sir Julian Lewis
Con New Forest East

Voting alignment

Torsten Bell and Sir Julian Lewis voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 314 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 309 different votes 314 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
1 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 33% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
14 Aye 8 No
Benefits 9% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 No
24 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 2% aligned 41 shared votes
16 Aye 25 No
40 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 71 shared votes
31 Aye 40 No
16 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
40 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 71 shared votes
31 Aye 40 No
16 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
24 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
3 Aye 24 No
17 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 24 shared votes
7 Aye 17 No
8 Aye 6 No
Energy 0% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

71.4 %
1 % below average
Rank 400 of 650
Participation
80.0 %
7 % above average
Rank 199 of 650
402
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,880
2,349 eligible divisions
219
54.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
888
47.2 % of votes cast
183
45.5 % of votes cast
No votes
992
52.8 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
41
2.2 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

78
+7.3 vs Commons average
Rank 196 of 650
Appearances
338
+267.3 vs Commons average
Rank 5 of 650
345
+219.5 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 650
Contributions
447
+321.5 vs Commons average
Rank 21 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£152,220
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,159,138
all imported IPSA years
£152,220
33 % below average
Latest expenses
£212,155
6 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
193 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Trade
81 of 89 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#3
Defence
63 of 70 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#4
Work / Employment
66 of 75 votes
Housing
26 of 31 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
58 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API